A Spelling Nazi would make sure that "definately" was written by "definitely" and not "defiantly". A Spelling Nazi would actively fight the Rouge Angles of Satin. Professional Linguists are the opposite of Grammar Nazis: they consider "correct" language to be the way it's "actually" used, rather than pinned to specific rules because language is always changing.Ī Spelling Nazi is a subtype of Grammar Nazi, specializing in spelling.
Similarly, they will know that it is okay to start a sentence with "And" or "But", or to say "It is me", rather than the supposedly superior "It is I". It is worth noting that those who are properly educated about such things realise that the prohibitions on split infinitives are artificial and incorrect. Can't we all just get along? No, because "along" is a preposition. Meanwhile, a Descriptivist will show up to point out that English is free to follow its own grammatical rules and even Shakespeare was known to occasionally split an infinitive. Merke dir, niemals den Infinitiv zu trennen. And in German, a Germanic language, Infinitiv mit zu (infinitive with zu) is never split, although it could be. More moderate Grammar Nazis, ironically, strive to treat English like the Germanic language it is. This is incorrect because up is here part of a phrasal verb, not a preposition. note That is, to use the old joke, it's something up with which they will not put. Ending a sentence with a preposition is also something they will not tolerate, even if it invariably leads to awkward or confusing renderings. To give an example of how complicated and factious this can become, the French faction believes one is never to split infinitives because Latin and many other European languages cannot.
They'll also likely become a Serial Tweaker, careful to quickly correct their own mistakes. At their worst, they are known for insisting on "rules of English" which are derived from French and other Latin-descended languages and were invented for the sole purpose of annoying English-speakers. On wikis, Grammar Nazis sometimes leave snarky little notes in discussion areas about the correct use of italics or where the apostrophe goes in "its/it's." They don't add any new content - except possibly passive-aggressive "help" articles on proper usage of the semicolon. The "grammar" in their name has a broad application, meaning Grammar Nazis will also happily pick on you for any perceived errors in spelling, punctuation, word usage, semantics, syntax, sentence structure, capitalization. The name was, of course, invented and first used by people with poor syntax, spelling or punctuation as a snarky way to snip back at those who corrected their errors. To them, the rules of grammar are Serious Business. Somewhere along the line, Grammar Nazis got more into the form than the content.
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